$100k salary, packing up from Santa Rosa
changea dispatch from
boise
ID
43.62°N
116.20°W
Boise is basically Denver before Denver got Denver-y: walkable downtown, foothills you can run into on your lunch break, and a river slicing right through the middle of town. The Basque Block downtown anchors the biggest Basque community in the U.S., which nobody sees coming. The vibe is 'we close our laptops and go outside,' and the trails make that very easy to do. Locals would prefer you didn't tell anyone.
in our guides
the verdict
under Santa Rosa, every month
Boise runs on a fraction of Santa Rosa's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
31% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
5.8%
$292/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,056/mo
$1,095 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
40% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
827k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Santa Rosa actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 39.0× Santa Rosa's pace.
82/100
19% higher than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
16
300% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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